What did Cheng Ran mean by that? Did Xie Qian mention this to him when he founded Sitong, now Tonglang.com? And he gave him ideas and creativity, which made Yahoo Chinese far behind Tonglang.com in terms of development in China
There are many reasons why Yahoo Chinese has not developed well in China. From Cheng Ran's previous life, whether it is Yahoo, Google, eBay, or Iq, they all seem to be unable to adapt to the local environment in China and are not as good as those local website companies that originated from their models but have changed their appearance and grown in China. Of course, there are various objective factors such as different national conditions and netizens' needs, but one thing is still very important. If you can take the lead, you will naturally gain a leading advantage in this market.
Having a leading advantage is not necessarily the key to being invincible, but if you can lead while also meeting the needs of users in the market, then you will be like a fish in water. Tonglang is such a representative.
So if Boss Ma wanted to speak now, he could analyze many advantages of Tonglang and talk about many things that make sense, but now it seems that he was unable to continue because of Cheng Ran's words.
Because we have already made a conclusion about the younger brother of the young founder of Lianzhong, that he does not belong to the Lianzhong system, does not participate in the operation of the company, and has no voice or influence.
There was a huge sense of disconnection between his words and the conclusions they had drawn before.
When you think that what a person says is too unbelievable, perhaps this person is mentally ill or is bragging, but it is not easy to confront him/her directly, one subconscious behavior is to ignore it and treat the other person as just talking nonsense.
So at the moment, Boss Ma and his colleagues did not delve into the issue, but looked at each other and chose to skip it.
Speaking requires art, just like when Mr. Ma talked about how he met Jerry Yang calmly, he immediately attracted Cheng Qi and others who were also in the Internet industry. He didn't brag, but he used some tricks to make himself look like he had a close relationship with such a person, giving others room for imagination. But these are all based on facts. If you brag without facts, it will make the scene very embarrassing, just like what is happening now.
Although this incident seemed not to have happened, Sun Yu actually made a new judgment on Cheng Ran in his heart. He believed that Boss Ma beside him also had a similar definition of him, which might even affect their initial impression of Cheng Qi.
Because if you have a brother who speaks in exaggerated ways and you don't make any corrections, does that mean that deep down you and your brother are the same kind of person
Just at this time the restaurant starts serving the food, and everyone can use eating to replace the potentially awkward silence.
Fortunately, this matter was quickly exposed. After all, everyone still had a lot of common topics. The most important thing was that the dishes on the table were very good. Kung Pao Chicken, Pumpkin Pork Slices, Fish-flavored Pork Shreds, Pickled Cabbage Vermicelli Soup... In fact, they were all at the level of ordinary restaurants, but Boss Ma and Sun Yu still ordered a big bowl of rice each. Since they couldn't make it in the capital and started a business in a small building on the outskirts of the city, they didn't know how many meals of instant noodles they had eaten every day. It was a luxury to have a box lunch. In order to cut costs, they kept everything simple in terms of food, clothing and housing. Even to come to Chengdu, they took a hard seat train for two days and two nights.
So this stir-fry actually tastes quite delicious.
When he was excited, Boss Ma gave Cheng Qi a direct instruction, "I'll give you a suggestion. Lianzhong now has a user base. Have you seen ICQ and CQ? You can also build a system based on Lianzhong. This will not only increase user stickiness, but also open up new user groups. When people play games, they open the Lianzhong platform to play. When they are not playing, they can also open this platform to chat. In this way, your game platform has both entertainment attributes and online chat and communication attributes."
Several people on Cheng Qi's side looked at each other in bewilderment. This was simply teaching an elder brother to steal his younger brother's job in front of the younger brother.
Cheng Qi laughed, "Of course, we can, but we have already done this ourselves. The CQ you just mentioned is the software developed by Cheng Ran."
From their previous interactions, Cheng Qi had already discovered that Cheng Ran had no intention of hiding his incompetence in front of Boss Ma, so it didn't matter if he made it public at this time.
Boss Ma and Sun Yu's actions stopped again.
This time it was Sun Yu who was still digging for rice, but he tilted his head to look over, and hadn't swallowed it yet.
Boss Ma wiped the vegetable juice from the corner of his mouth, hesitated for a moment, and then came to Cheng Ran, "CQ is your software?"
Cheng Ran nodded.
"Is the company also in Chengdu now?"
"Over here."
At this point, Boss Ma and Sun Yu, who was on a business trip with him, finally realized that these two brothers, one open and one secret, had become two pioneers of the domestic Internet!
“Can I visit?”
"You can come over after dinner."
"What are we waiting for? Let's go eat and have a look!"
Only one thought flashed through Sun Yu's mind. What is this? The Cheng brothers of the Internet
It is strange to say that now various media are rushing to report on the Internet, a thing that is thriving and growing on this land. For example, Tonglang.com is a successful portal website. This year, it is listed among the top ten commercial websites of China Business Times together with People's Daily website, NetEase, Sohu, 153, Yahoo China, etc. Tonglang.com ranks first, which is considered the first group.
The second group is probably those e-commerce concept stocks that are trying to make money in the stock market. These stocks rely on market makers and some well-known business people to create momentum and hype up concepts, making them very hot.
Cheng Qi's Lianzhong can probably squeeze into the third group, after all, it is the first game platform, no matter whether it makes money or not, whether it is losing money or not, whether it can survive or not, at least it has a reputation. In this tide, there are also many unknown companies that are not in the media's field of vision, such as CQ.
As for Mr. Ma’s Alibaba, it can’t even squeeze into the edge. It is a company that has only been established for a few months.
But practitioners know that CQ is currently the number one in this field.
Boss Ma seemed to have discovered a new world, so even though it was a good meal that was hard to come by in recent months, he finished the meal in a hurry. Cheng Ran led the way to visit CQ's headquarters in Chengdu. On the way, Cheng Qi told him that Cheng Ran was actually one of the founders of Lianzhong, which surprised Boss Ma and his party even more.
Cheng Ran told Li Mingshi and the others in advance that Li Mingshi and Lin Xiaosong were present almost around the clock. Anyway, the company was located in the Fulong Building and they lived nearby. It could be said that CQ did not have strictly defined holidays now. Usually everyone just worked and when there was something to do, they could just take a leave to do it.
When Cheng Ran and his team arrived, CQ was still very enthusiastic. Everyone stopped their work to welcome them. After Li Mingshi shook hands with Boss Ma, he smiled and said to Cheng Ran, "I didn't expect that Boss Ma, whom you mentioned earlier, would come in person."
These words startled Boss Ma, Cheng Qi and others, and they all looked over.
Boss Ma was very surprised, and he couldn't tell what he felt in his heart. He always felt that the boy in front of him was too deep and hard to see through. "You mentioned me before?"
When Cheng Ran was encouraging Lin Xiaosong and the others, he talked about Steve Jobs, Jerry Yang, Xie Qian and many other people. He said that they were shining stars and would change the world that was closely related to everyone. He said that all living beings would follow the rules they set and grab their red envelopes. He said that he hoped that everyone in CQ could enter that hall and become a shining part of the galaxy in the future.
Lin Xiaosong smiled and said, “Our President Cheng asserts that in the future, in the hustle and bustle of the new generation of Xinghe, Boss Ma and your company will achieve great things.”
So Boss Ma and Sun Yu finally understood why Cheng Ran smiled when he first saw them. It turned out that smile was not a silly smile.
He not only promoted the creation of his own gaming platform, he also founded the communication software CQ. The behaviors and work philosophies of these people were all under his attention.
Who is this person
"Mr. Cheng, have we met before?"
Boss Ma always felt that he was very familiar with him, and he was not sure whether he had met him before and he ignored it.
"I've heard a lot about Boss Ma. You've already made a name for yourself in the China Yellow Pages."
This statement convinced Boss Ma. After all, there was no other explanation. He nodded and said, "It's a pity that we were unable to make great progress in this regard."
Cheng Ran smiled, "It's not a pity, Boss Ma has made a comeback!"
When the CQ office was completed, Cheng Qi came once and gave a potted plant. He was not unfamiliar with this place of Cheng Ran. He thought that his younger brother was just like him, restless and had an unstable gene in his bones. However, Cheng Ran was the big boss and he was still in high school, but he had done so many things.
However, watching the whole conversation between Boss Ma and Cheng Ran, Cheng Qi began to re-examine Cheng Ran. His younger brother might not only be "unstable" as he saw, but it seemed that he had never really understood him.
While touring, Boss Ma asked some questions, nodded constantly and praised highly.
Looking at the fat CQ employees, Boss Ma asked, "How much salary does your CEO Cheng pay you?"
Li Mingshi looked at Cheng Ran, and Cheng Ran nodded.
"New employees start at 2,000 yuan, and Director Lin and I get 3,500 yuan," Li Mingshi asked, "Mr. Ma, how about your company?"
“Almost, almost…” said Boss Ma.
Sun Yu next to him didn't say anything.
It would be strange if it were almost the same!
Compared to CQ's 2,000 to 3,000 yuan, they each earn 500 yuan a month, which is just for the most basic living expenses. Otherwise, they wouldn't have to eat instant noodles for several months in a row. Occasionally, they would eat the boxed lunch sold to migrant workers by carts outside the community building, which would be considered an improvement in their diet. Everyone has developed a taste for eating instant noodles, and they make instant noodles in different ways every day. Everyone can be called a master.
But they can't complain, because everyone knows that economic conditions are limited. If the business fails and they can't make money, then all their efforts will be in vain. There is only one way waiting for everyone, to pack up and return home unemployed.
If the neatness of the CQ workstation and the smooth operation of the entire system impressed Boss Ma and his companions, then the CQ server they saw in the computer room next really made them envious.
"It's already on four channels... What a luxury!"
Boss Ma turned around and looked at Cheng Ran in surprise.
Cheng Ran said, "The number of users has increased rapidly this year, so we must prepare for a rainy day."
"How much is this?" Sun Yu asked bravely.
Lin Xiaosong, who was in charge of purchasing, said, "One unit costs 160,000 yuan. We signed a preferential contract for four units, which costs 600,000 yuan."
Sun Yu smacked his lips. The founding capital of their current company, Boss Ma, was roughly this amount.
Li Mingshi asked, "How is Alibaba's server now?"
This time, Boss Ma did not say "almost". He smiled shyly and said, "We can't afford such high-end ones."
After a day of visiting and talking, everyone had a great time. In the evening, Lin Xiaosong took everyone to drink beer at a small stall under the small hotel where Boss Ma stayed. This was the first time that Cheng Ran's Li Mingshi and Cheng Qi departments had such a social gathering, and the bond was Boss Ma's visit.
Cheng Ran drank a small beer, Lin Xiaosong livened up the atmosphere, and he and Sun Yu clinked glasses several times. Cheng Qi was also a heavy drinker, and Boss Ma and Sun Yu both saw that he was not someone to be trifled with. But if you drank with Cheng Qi, you would find that he was young and strong, and could finish a tall beer glass in one gulp, then smile at you while holding up the empty glass. It was really a dilemma, and you had no choice but to fight him.
Everyone was talking about technology, the industry and the future. The incandescent lights at the roadside stalls reflected countless fireflies in the night sky, as if they were covered with a layer of light.
Boss Ma sat next to Cheng Ran and clinked glasses with him. After they finished half of their drinks, Boss Ma smiled and said, "I've always been curious. CQ and Lianzhong are not profitable now, right? Then you two brothers started these two companies, but I haven't heard of you raising funds. Where did your money come from?"
Cheng Ran smiled and said, "My father gave me a start-up fund and asked me to set a small goal."
The source of money is the most difficult to explain. He did not intend to tell Boss Ma that he got the money from the securities market. It was the most logical thing to bring up his father at this time.
"Your father?" Boss Ma was surprised.
"My father is Cheng Feiyang from Fulong."
Boss Ma suddenly realized, "No wonder your CQ is inside the Fulong headquarters. I thought it was strange..."
"So I have no shortage of money." Cheng Ran smiled, "Not to mention running two companies, I'm also planning to invest overseas, but I just can't find any projects."
Boss Ma smiled and said, "Actually, I came to Chengdu to investigate a VC institution, but it turned out to be unreliable. So far, we have rejected 23 investments!"
Cheng Ran looked at Boss Ma who said these words without blushing or getting angry.
The truth should be the other way around!